Snack Week 06 (10-24)

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Week 6: October 24


10/24:

Can we take pictures of each kid and the kids together?
  • Break into teams
    • Each team:
      • Name
      • Think about a logo for their name
      • If they can, what food do they want to do more research on
  • Younger group -- make some things from the dairy farm/videos about making ice cream
  • Older group -- figure out a food?
    • More research -- what do you want to explore as a group about that snack?

VOLUNTEER: Tshirt ideas? Do we want 2 sets of tshirts -- or maybe one set of matching tshirts and we do iron on designs?

Make ice cream in a bag (Sally)

Here's the challenge outlined:

  • Where did your favorite snack come from?
  • Who invented it?
  • What is it made of?
  • What else are the ingredients used for?
  • Is your favorite snack good for you?
  • Is it fresh, healthy, and safe to eat?

Learn About It

Each team member―Begin by making a list of your favorite snacks.
As a team — From the favorites, pick one snack that has at least two ingredients and make this snack as a team.
Find out about your team’s snack. What is it made of? Where has it been? Learn about the ingredients. Some of the most boring things come from some of the most interesting places—in the most interesting ways. Think about the last time you ate that snack.

Where has your snack been?
• A garden, farm, or fishery
• A warehouse
• A factory
• A market
• A car, truck, airplane, or boat
• A refrigerator, freezer, or cupboard
• A plate or bowl

Where did you eat it?
• A park or campground
• A school
• A restaurant
• A family home
• A kitchen
• A dining room

How did it stay clean and fresh in all those places?

Now, think about who helped keep your snack fresh and safe to eat.
• A farmer or fisherman • A doctor
• A veterinarian • A scientist
• A truck driver, a pilot, a ship’s captain • An engineer
• A warehouse or factory worker • A cook
• An inspector • A waiter or waitress
• A store clerk • Friends or members of your family

What do you think each one did? What did you do?

Now, find out how to make your snack and keep it fresh and safe for your team. Hunt for the answers.
• What do you need to make your snack? Remember you need to choose a snack with two or more ingredients.
• Where can you get them? How will your team get there?
• How will you store the ingredients until you are ready to make it?
• What will you have to do to protect your snack from dirt, germs, bacteria, mold, and other tiny attackers?

Ask everybody you know—your family, teachers, and friends. Read books. Look at Web sites. Ask people who work at the grocery store or market. Go on a field trip. Write letters. Ask the people who work in restaurants, school kitchens, or hospitals. Ask farmers who grow your ingredients. What can they tell you? Be ready to share where you hunted and what you learned.

Time to build your model.
  • Can you show where and how you made your snack? Can you show where and how you got your ingredients? Make something in your model move.
  • Design your own model. Be creative! Be original! Don’t just put together a kit that anyone could buy in a store or on the web.
  • The model must be no bigger than 15-inches x 15-inches—a LEGO baseplate or other premeasured footprint makes it easier to keep the model the right size.
  • The model should be made of LEGO parts—you can use any LEGO bricks, figures, or moving parts you need.
  • The model should have at least one motorized, moveable part. You can use any LEGO motor to make your part move. There is a LEGO motor included with the optional Jr.FLL Base Kit that your team can purchase (USA and Canada only) after registering.
  • The model should include one simple machine—you can build it using any LEGO ramps, levers, pulleys, gears, wheels and axles, screws, or wedges; you can find many of the pieces to make these items in the optional Jr. FLL Base Kit.
  • You cannot paint or decorate the LEGO parts; you cannot use other art or craft materials in your model.

Make a Show Me! poster.

Show your team and tell something nice about each member. Show the snack your team made.
Show how you got your ingredients. Show how you learned about it. Show what you did to keep it fresh and safe. Show how others can learn more. Here are the rules:
  • Use a 22-inch x 28-inch flat poster board or a 36-inch x 48-inch tri-fold presentation board—no bigger!
  • You can use words, drawings, photos, and small objects attached to the poster to tell about what your team learned.
  • Tell about your team—your team name, your team members (remember to make space to share something special about each one), and your coach.
  • Tell about the places you hunted for answers, the people you asked.
  • Tell about your snack and show how you made it—what it is, how you got your ingredients, and how you kept it fresh and safe each step of the way.
  • Tell about your model and your machine—what is moving, where, and how.

And remember, the most important thing is to have fun while you show how you prevented a Snack Attack.